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just as the u.n. military in the field answers to civilian authority in conflict operations, and it has for 20 years, u.n. military forces are capacity on loan for the u.n., they are not the heart and guts of the un's foreign-policy or international engagement. u.s. military forces are. they are much more central to u.n. presents -- u.s. residents and u.s. action. presence and u.s. action. my question is for jim and stewart -- how does this difference in the status of the military as a defining element of the institution, the country, make it harder or easier for us to engage and to be flexible in our engagement? >> your question? >> thanks very much for that question, he'llwhen a peacekeepn goes into the country with a everythingimplement, is contingent on the conditions on the ground and the way circumstances evolve. i mentioned earlier south sudan and the excellent work being done by the mission there to set up benchmarks around phases of the missions life based on what the mission has been asked t
just as the u.n. military in the field answers to civilian authority in conflict operations, and it has for 20 years, u.n. military forces are capacity on loan for the u.n., they are not the heart and guts of the un's foreign-policy or international engagement. u.s. military forces are. they are much more central to u.n. presents -- u.s. residents and u.s. action. presence and u.s. action. my question is for jim and stewart -- how does this difference in the status of the military as a defining...
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[speaking foreign language] >> the u.n. says meaningful as a patient that women in the peace process is jeopardized by the fact that there are only nine women in the 70-member council, a group created to broker peace. there is a high record of violence against women, the u.n. said. >> let's move on to bali would now. secrets are -- sequels are back in fashion. part two of the movie "once upon a time in mumbai" is set to be released. here is a sneak peak. asked the levers -- makers -- >> the makers are leaving no stone unturned in promoting the film. the evening saw the presence of politicians that dropped in. they were a few among the many that came in. [speaking foreign language] >> the director along with the lead actors of the film were also spotted at the event. the film is set to hit the theaters on the 15th of august. >> and with that, we come to the end of this addition of "news week south asia." we will be back next week with more news, views and analysis from the sub continent. keep writing into us. i am signing of
[speaking foreign language] >> the u.n. says meaningful as a patient that women in the peace process is jeopardized by the fact that there are only nine women in the 70-member council, a group created to broker peace. there is a high record of violence against women, the u.n. said. >> let's move on to bali would now. secrets are -- sequels are back in fashion. part two of the movie "once upon a time in mumbai" is set to be released. here is a sneak peak. asked the levers...
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they are going to achieve everything that the u.n. treaty, cap and trade and carbon taxes could have achieved through the invisibility of the federal regulations. epa regulatory battle against global warming encountered a head wind. in a suit brought by the landmark legal foundation a federal judge ruled epa responses to the alias e-mail account used by the epa administrator lisa jackson and others, "contained numerous inconsistencies and reversals which undermined confidence in the truthfulness." he ruled that land mark could now depose senior ep ab officials about the alias e-mails. >> a day later, two republican lawmakers, darrell issa and viter wrote her relating to the duties and they were concern it was a deliberate attempt to circumvent congressional oversight. this comes with what some believe is administration intolerance for any dissent in the global warming debate. evidenced by these comments -- >> hope there are no climate change deniers in department of interior. >> they say if you are a global warming skeptic and you wor
they are going to achieve everything that the u.n. treaty, cap and trade and carbon taxes could have achieved through the invisibility of the federal regulations. epa regulatory battle against global warming encountered a head wind. in a suit brought by the landmark legal foundation a federal judge ruled epa responses to the alias e-mail account used by the epa administrator lisa jackson and others, "contained numerous inconsistencies and reversals which undermined confidence in the...
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. >> that u.n. backed initiative only received 1% of targeted revenue from rich nations rated the government says it will pay back those funds and open up the park for oil -- nations. the government says it will pay back those funds and open up the park for oil. in with theo check world athletics championships. there has been another gold- medal performance by germany's storl. here is a round up of friday's action. relief for germany's champion shot putter. consulting after cameras and video that the throw was allowed to stand. it is a 23-year-old's second world title. there was more gold for russia in the men's long jump, driven 's by the home crowd alexander. ,fter taking the 10,000 meters he won the 5000 meters. jamaica stormed to victory in the 200 meters after winning the 100 meters earlier in the week. was followed by the ivory coast and nigeria. will be a test of character for frankfurt. they are smarting after a 6-1 bashing by berlin. now they could face a punishing second round against the
. >> that u.n. backed initiative only received 1% of targeted revenue from rich nations rated the government says it will pay back those funds and open up the park for oil -- nations. the government says it will pay back those funds and open up the park for oil. in with theo check world athletics championships. there has been another gold- medal performance by germany's storl. here is a round up of friday's action. relief for germany's champion shot putter. consulting after cameras and...
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. >> the 1967 u.n. treaty on outer space says that no nation can claim ownership of the moon, or planets, or anything. but it didn't say anything about private individuals, and so with that loophole, dennis filed the claim with the u.n. and sells it one acre at a time. i, myself, am a property owner. at the end of our time together, dennis was generous enough to gift me one acre. i live in a great neighborhood because my producer is next door, my cinematographer is on the other side of him. ♪ originally, i was actually looking to make a much more straightforward documentary. within the course of a week, i read like three articles about the moon. one was actually about dennis. one of them was about the moon and ancient religion, and one of them was a really scientific based article on how we could mine elements in the moon to maybe solve the energy crisis here on earth. so i thought, "wow, there's all the different ways humans have looked at the moon. that could be an interesting subject." pretty quick
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ambassador to the u.n. john bolton all about that when he joins us live coming up later this hour. >>> back here at home, another fox news alert, a string of devastating wildfires it tearing through the west. there are at least 30 of them burning across 11 states including idaho where at least 1600 people near the resort community of sun valley have been forced from their homes. in utah, firefighters saying they have managed to get an upper hand on a wildfire burning near salt lake city, and an evacuation order for some 110 families in that area is still in effect. we are following it all live. the whole roundup from our los angeles bureau. >> that fire in utah is at park city. you may remember it hosted many of the events in the 2002 winter olympics. the fire has destroyed about 14 homes so far, catching a lot of residents unaware and giving had some just minutes to flee the flames. with this fire among many others raging on and with firefighters working in heat pushing 100 degrees, the u.s. forest service
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again, you have u.n. investigator stepping in, and will try to come up with evidence that, go weapons have been used. but their job is not to say who use them. both sides argues each other is using them. both sides are denying the accusation. s. it's also obvious that the rebels have ceased some of it. -- seized some of it. it is a way for the u.s. to say that we have no political solution but we are doing something and there is a red line. and we will do something by saying that investigators will not do very much. >> it is well-established that the regime and the rebels have used chemical weapons. i think that was a big gift to the u.s., which made a blunder in drawing any lines anywhere. the red line is off the table, in part because both sides have been found to have used the weapons. you cannot punish one or the other. with the weapons inspectors going i if they find that the regime has control over the weapons, that is a big sigh of relief, too, because the big fear right now is that the assad regim
again, you have u.n. investigator stepping in, and will try to come up with evidence that, go weapons have been used. but their job is not to say who use them. both sides argues each other is using them. both sides are denying the accusation. s. it's also obvious that the rebels have ceased some of it. -- seized some of it. it is a way for the u.s. to say that we have no political solution but we are doing something and there is a red line. and we will do something by saying that investigators...
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and it's interesting the u.n. security council met last night. we have many of the members calling it a massacre. the e.u. threatening to cut us aid and yet what we have with president obama so far is deploring it, condemning it and canceling some joint military exercises. but stopping short of calling it a coup that would cut off the $1.3 billion in annual military aid. amy: so let's talk about that. why doesn't the u.s. government put that on the table? as you pointed out, the president and the administration have come up with a lot of other options. but we have not heard anything about just simply cutting off the aid. >> right. well, at this point, the administration has determined that it is still in the u.s. national security interest to keep that aid going. and there are several real politick reasons for that. on the one hand they feel they have some leverage over the egyptian military. that they think they would lose if they cut off that aid. there's also the feeling that this -- that this aid that we give them underpins the camp david acc
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. >> elbaradei was a u.n. man who spent more time in egypt. he doesn't know his own country and i think we've seen that today. >> he was not quick to say, oh, no, please stay with us. was he? >> no, no. we've been seeing him on many networks. there are 500 elbaradeis with degrees. el pair day is a afraid. he's afraid to step down and come back when the process is clarified. >> thank you very much. attorney general eric holder gives a speech oven why he andpot thank they're entitled to a rule of law or ignore it, our about dobbs law package next. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? >>> more on the attorne
. >> elbaradei was a u.n. man who spent more time in egypt. he doesn't know his own country and i think we've seen that today. >> he was not quick to say, oh, no, please stay with us. was he? >> no, no. we've been seeing him on many networks. there are 500 elbaradeis with degrees. el pair day is a afraid. he's afraid to step down and come back when the process is clarified. >> thank you very much. attorney general eric holder gives a speech oven why he andpot thank...
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toward that goal, we support efforts to convene a u.n. conference. iraq seeks to force friendship with our neighbors and a strategic partnership with the united states. together we can build a future of peace, prosperity, and democracy worthy of the sacrifices of iraqis and americans in our time. and the hope and dreams of generations yet to come. i thank you very much. [applause] >> mr. minister, thank you very much for that statement. i think it is a sign both of the complexity of your agenda and the skill with which you handle it. the minister has agreed to take questions, but i ask that you wait for a microphone and that you will identify your self, and that we only ask one question --until everybody has had a chance so that we can work our way around this rather full room. we will start right here, if we may. >> thank you. i am a palestinian journalist in town. your excellency, what are the safeguards that you're implementing now to ensure that iraq does not slide back to the days of 2005 and 2007, especially with emerging al qaeda? how would th
toward that goal, we support efforts to convene a u.n. conference. iraq seeks to force friendship with our neighbors and a strategic partnership with the united states. together we can build a future of peace, prosperity, and democracy worthy of the sacrifices of iraqis and americans in our time. and the hope and dreams of generations yet to come. i thank you very much. [applause] >> mr. minister, thank you very much for that statement. i think it is a sign both of the complexity of your...
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the u.n. is sending an envoy to see if there is any ground for compromise, anyway of the international community playing a role and ending the violence. the danger is neither side is willing to compromise now and descends into what we saw in algeria, disintegrated into civil war. >> mike, you say the obama administration has been too passive in it's approach, that it's got to be more concerned about what is happening. what should the u.s. be doing in egypt? what should officials have done? >> i think that we have to be very concerned about the fact that we're basically irrelevant to this process there. i think the first thing we have to do is take a much stronger line with general cc. on the one hand, the muslim brotherhood was definitely taking the country in a bad direction but hard to see how these events will improve the situation. this is basically a return to mubarak and he ran the country into a cul-de-sac. i don't see how this could make it better. >> it seems you could make a strong c
the u.n. is sending an envoy to see if there is any ground for compromise, anyway of the international community playing a role and ending the violence. the danger is neither side is willing to compromise now and descends into what we saw in algeria, disintegrated into civil war. >> mike, you say the obama administration has been too passive in it's approach, that it's got to be more concerned about what is happening. what should the u.s. be doing in egypt? what should officials have...
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i heard someone speak from the u.n., he's a fantastic person. this was in september, and they were talking about what they learned after the haiti earthquake. the number one thing they learned is that they can't go in and tell people what they need. the people know what the people need. and i was like, you just figured that out. >> take a look at this video here. >> please join us. together, we will learn and explore our true potential. >> talk about barbara. >> barbara, my partner and my inspiration. >> i love that photo. she's clearly your transportation, as well. >> that's our clinic. i met barbara, who is an artist and activiakty vest -- activist singer. and she did run for mayor. >> are you tough? >> yeah, i think in some ways i'm very tough. you know, people ask all the time in haiti and during the war, you know, kosovo and africa and the things i've seen. you've been to the morgue in haiti and isn't it so hard? i don't have post traumatic distress. one of my best characteristics and worst is i'm tough. >> maria bello, everybody. thank you
i heard someone speak from the u.n., he's a fantastic person. this was in september, and they were talking about what they learned after the haiti earthquake. the number one thing they learned is that they can't go in and tell people what they need. the people know what the people need. and i was like, you just figured that out. >> take a look at this video here. >> please join us. together, we will learn and explore our true potential. >> talk about barbara. >> barbara,...
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of the middle east and remember the obama administration only produced one resolution on iran at the u.n. so we haven't had a lot of influence from this administration. i think the obama team has just decided that they would rather be hop lar than try to push through a lot of these difficult issues but again i want to go back to what president obama said this week in mar that's vineyard i thought was very good because he didn't take the bait on immediately siding with the islamist government like he had done before. >> i agree. all right. rick, thank you so much. >> any time, dana. >>> straight ahead, it is not the wiener mobile you're used to seeing and you may want to keep your kids away from this one. that's next. the ones getting involved and staying engaged. they're not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is "how did i end up here?" i started schwab for those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. it's a reality check. i had my reality check when i'd be sit
of the middle east and remember the obama administration only produced one resolution on iran at the u.n. so we haven't had a lot of influence from this administration. i think the obama team has just decided that they would rather be hop lar than try to push through a lot of these difficult issues but again i want to go back to what president obama said this week in mar that's vineyard i thought was very good because he didn't take the bait on immediately siding with the islamist government...
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. >>> the u.n. secretary general says he's alarmed by the violence in egypt. security forces stormed a cairo mosque today, rounding up hundreds of supporters of deposed president mohamed morsi. the egyptian is considering banning the muslim brotherhood. >>> and more firefighters are flooding in to help with a wildfire in idaho. it's moving closer to homes in haley and kehcham. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. it's hard to capture crashes on camera because generally they come without warning. but what if you knew where one was going to take place? this next story takes you to one location that seems to epitomize the expression "an accident waiting to happen." it's hard to predict where an accident will occur. they are accidents, after all. there is one place where crashes are almost as regular as the months on a calendar. >> 31 crashes in, what, 36 months. >> durham, north carolina, the home of duke university. it's also home to this low rare railroad bridge. it has a clearance of only 11 feet, eight i
. >>> the u.n. secretary general says he's alarmed by the violence in egypt. security forces stormed a cairo mosque today, rounding up hundreds of supporters of deposed president mohamed morsi. the egyptian is considering banning the muslim brotherhood. >>> and more firefighters are flooding in to help with a wildfire in idaho. it's moving closer to homes in haley and kehcham. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera."...
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of the middle east and remember the obama administration only produced one resolution on iran at the u.n. so we haven't had a lot of influence from this administration. i think the obama team has just decided that they would rather be hop lar than try to push through a lot of these difficult issues but again i want to go back to what president obama this this week in martha's vineyard i thought was very good because he didn't take the bait on immediately siding with the islamist government like he had done before. >> i agree. all right. rick, thank you so much. >> any time, dana. >>> straight ahead, it is not the wiener mobile you're used to seeing and you may want to keep your kids away from this one. that's next. went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or
of the middle east and remember the obama administration only produced one resolution on iran at the u.n. so we haven't had a lot of influence from this administration. i think the obama team has just decided that they would rather be hop lar than try to push through a lot of these difficult issues but again i want to go back to what president obama this this week in martha's vineyard i thought was very good because he didn't take the bait on immediately siding with the islamist government like...
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nothing about this at all, for the whole of the next 23 years, the worst that will happen, using the u.n.'s own estimate, is a one fahrenheit degree warming, which will be largely harmless and beneficial. >> i think it's really important for people to realize that climate change denial has nothing to do with science. these people are for hire. they do not have any real scientific credentials. >> not surprisingly, some of the funding for climate change denial comes from the very industry with the most to lose, fossil fuel companies. one of the largest financial backers of the climate denial movement was exxonmobil. its annual reports show that from 1998 to 2007, exxonmobil gave millions of dollars to organizations that cast doubt on the scientific validity of climate change. >> it's obviously why they want climate change not to be true. as long as climate change is not true, then we can keep selling coal, natural gas, and oil. so remove the cause and your business is preserved. >> in 2008, exxonmobil announced they would discontinue contributions to groups that could, quote, divert attent
nothing about this at all, for the whole of the next 23 years, the worst that will happen, using the u.n.'s own estimate, is a one fahrenheit degree warming, which will be largely harmless and beneficial. >> i think it's really important for people to realize that climate change denial has nothing to do with science. these people are for hire. they do not have any real scientific credentials. >> not surprisingly, some of the funding for climate change denial comes from the very...
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u.n. refugee officials reported today that many come from aleppo, syria's largest city, and their numbers approach 8,000 a day. they've been crossing at a new bridge over the tigris river. there already are more than 150,000 syrian refugees registered in iraq. wall street ended a tough week on a down note. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 30 points to close at 15,081. the nasdaq fell three points to close at 3,602. for the week, the dow lost 2.2%. the nasdaq fell 1.6%. bert lance, who served as budget director for president jimmy carter, has died. he passed away last night at his home in georgia. lance was a carter friend and political ally who headed the national bank of georgia. he went to washington in 1977 to take the budget post in the new carter administration. within a few months, he was forced to resign his position amid a banking scandal, but he ultimately was cleared of wrongdoing. bert lance was 82 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to
u.n. refugee officials reported today that many come from aleppo, syria's largest city, and their numbers approach 8,000 a day. they've been crossing at a new bridge over the tigris river. there already are more than 150,000 syrian refugees registered in iraq. wall street ended a tough week on a down note. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 30 points to close at 15,081. the nasdaq fell three points to close at 3,602. for the week, the dow lost 2.2%. the nasdaq fell 1.6%. bert...
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. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> the u.n. secretary general says he's alarmed by the violence in egypt. security forces rounded up supporters of mohamed morsi. the egyptian government is considering banning the muslim brotherhood. >>> and scotland yards investigating the car crash that killed princess diana 16 years ago. they apparently have received information that questions its credibility in the original investigation. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. the crimes are cruel, and the impact on the victims can be tragic. bullying has become a national issue. according to a government study, one in three teaches reports being bullied. and the scariest thing about that number, the department of justice considers it possibly the most underreported safety problem in american schools. but when it's caught on camera, it forces us to pay attention. january 11, 2011. upper darby, pennsylvania. 13-year-old nadine corey is surrounded, then viciously beaten by a group of teenage th
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you know, turkey coming down calling for a u.n. investigation. some of the gulf states like saudi arabia clearly supportive of the military authorities in cairo. very differing opinions across the region today. back to you. >> jim clancy in jerusalem. thank you for that insight. senators john mccain and lindsey graham is saying what's happening to civilians in egypt is as a massacre. >> they say it's still considerable. they add, quote, whether it is egypt, syria, iraq or the wider region, the failure of the obama administration to use influence to shape events that this critical part of the world has only diminished our credibility, limited our influence and constrained our policy options. the events now unfolding in egypt and the middle east will directly impact the national security interests of the united states and we cannot remain this engaged. president obama has condemned that aid, but the u.s. aid continues to trickle in. dan loathian is in martha's vineyard where the president is on vacation. dan, why did the president decide to step up
you know, turkey coming down calling for a u.n. investigation. some of the gulf states like saudi arabia clearly supportive of the military authorities in cairo. very differing opinions across the region today. back to you. >> jim clancy in jerusalem. thank you for that insight. senators john mccain and lindsey graham is saying what's happening to civilians in egypt is as a massacre. >> they say it's still considerable. they add, quote, whether it is egypt, syria, iraq or the wider...
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thousands of actions taken each day by governments like ours, by international organizations like the u.n., by nonprofit organizations like the gates foundation, to connect, connect countries, connect regions, connect towns around the world, connect, most importantly, people around the world, because we do live in a very small, very vulnerable, sometimes violent and often dispew occasion just planet. in this sense i found in my years in the state department in the white house that diplomacy is really about hope. it's the great hope that all of us have in every country that we don't have to accept the status quo. that we can actually overcome sometimes, not always, differences that separate people and sometimes lead them to fight each other in cataclysmic wars, hope that we can improve and change for good the human condition, and that the powerful -- that's a powerful aspiration. i never imagined actually when i was growing up in wellesley, massachusetts, outside of boston, that i'd become a diplomat. actually, what i really wanted to do was to be shortstop for the boston red sox. [laughte
thousands of actions taken each day by governments like ours, by international organizations like the u.n., by nonprofit organizations like the gates foundation, to connect, connect countries, connect regions, connect towns around the world, connect, most importantly, people around the world, because we do live in a very small, very vulnerable, sometimes violent and often dispew occasion just planet. in this sense i found in my years in the state department in the white house that diplomacy is...